CaseBook home PubMed Medline UpToDate YSM Library.
YSM ONLINE CASEBOOK YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Case list.
Introduction.
Interview.
Phyisical exam.
Clinical decisions.
Discussion.
References.

Office of Education
Yale University
School of Medicine
367 Cedar Street
300 ESH
New Haven, CT
06519 USA



YSM Logo


Dawn Russo: Interview

Mrs. Russo's abdominal pain became worse so she came to the hospital.

The pain is in the epigastric region without radiation. She denies bloody diarrhea, fever, chills, sweats. She had not vomited as of yet, but feels severe nausea.

She states that she was too busy to check her finger sticks but that she had been strict with her diet.

Mrs. Russo is married, has one child. She denies alcohol or tobacco use. She has no allergies.

Medications

NPH insulin 20u q a.m., 10u q p.m.


Next: Physical examination